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OptiNose OKed for Phase III trial of nasal delivery tech

09-Feb-2012 - OptiNose has received US FDA approval to start Phase III trials of its nasal delivery device.

China healthcare spending up despite economic fears, BD says

09-Feb-2012 - BD posted double-digit revenue growth in China as government spending on healthcare continued despite economic pressures.

SkyePharma: CEO departure not linked to European Flutiform delays

01-Feb-2012 - The resignation of CEO Axel Muller was a mutual decision and not linked to delayed efforts to win European approval for the asthma drug Flutiform says delivery tech firm SkyePharma.

Encap lands long-term manufacturing contract

01-Feb-2012 - Encap Drug Delivery has won a contract manufacturing deal for a European licensed liquid-filled capsule product after the owner parted from its current CMO.

Patheon boosts solubility enhancing tech offering, says expect more to come

30-Jan-2012 - Patheon will focus its upcoming growth efforts on solubility enhancing tech after receiving an influx of requests from clients.

Zogenix joins with Battelle to out-licence drug delivery tech

30-Jan-2012 - Zogenix is collaborating with Battelle to out-license its needle-free drug delivery technology, DosePro.

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PolyPid to take delivery tech into trials with new funds

24-Jan-2012 - PolyPid plans to begin clinical development of its novel lipid-polymer fusion-based drug delivery technology with new through a new financing round.

Polytherics buys Warwick Effect Polymers for biodrug modification tech

23-Jan-2012 - UK-based Polytherics has acquired Warwick Effect Polymers (WEP) to expand biologic drug modification offering.

Alnylam cutting headcount to focus cash on RNAi projects

23-Jan-2012 - Alnylam is cutting its headcount by one-third to lower operating costs as it attempts to bring an RNAi product to market.

Pharmacy aseptic failings likely cause of vision loss; researchers

23-Jan-2012 - Poor aseptic technique at compounding pharmacies is the most likely cause of Avastin-related vision loss, researchers claim.

NovaDel seeks sale to save it from bankruptcy protection

19-Jan-2012 - Drug delivery firm NovaDel has warned it lacks the cash to continue beyond this month and may file for bankruptcy protection.

Air can be used as barrier for controlled drug release, say scientists

18-Jan-2012 - A new study has found a way to use air as a barrier for controlled drug release.

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New RNA delivery platform could improve aptamer internalisation, say researchers

16-Jan-2012 - A new discovery platform for RNA delivery vehicles could mean 20 per cent more efficiency for guiding nanoparticles into cancer cells, say researchers.

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SkyePharma considering cuts at Muttenz; leases lab space to Aenova

10-Jan-2012 - Drug delivery tech firm SkyePharma has started reviewing operations at its facility in Muttenz, Switzerland that could results in significant job cuts.

MonoSol and Midatech form new nanoparticle-film delivery tech JV

10-Jan-2012 - Delivery tech firm MonoSol Rx and nanoparticle excipient developer Midatech have set up a new diabetes-focused joint venture (JV).

Alnylam hails RNAi delivery tech as future of biz after PhI results

05-Jan-2012 - Phase I data shows Alnylam a “very potent” RNAi delivery platform that can be the foundation of its future, the company’s CEO said.

Kiwi scientists develop resealable drug delivery 'cage'

03-Jan-2012 - New Zealand researchers have developed a delivery method in which drugs are transferred to their targets in a resealable 'metallosupramolecular cage'.

Scientists develop temp sensitive cancer drug delivery tech

02-Jan-2012 - A new nanostructured polymer can release anti-cancer drugs once it hits body temperature, according to research.

Parexel discusses transdermal drug delivery techs

22-Dec-2011 - Electroporation is the wave of the future for transdermal drug delivery, according to Parexel’s Ravi Harapanhalli.

US scientists develop 'light up' delivery monitoring tech

21-Dec-2011 - Intracellular drug delivery testing could become quicker thanks to probes that "light up" when a medicine is delivered to a tumour.

Drug-loaded lollipops could boost oral thrush compliance

19-Dec-2011 - Drug-loaded lollipops are the ideal dosage form to boost compliance in children with oral thrush, Indian researchers found.

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Trojan-horse nanoparticles used to deliver steroids to retina

15-Dec-2011 - Researchers have developed a Trojan-horse-style delivery system that transports steroids to the retina for the treatment of age-related macular degeneration and retinitis pigmentosa.

Archimedes licenses Targit delivery tech to Pharmalink

14-Dec-2011 - UK-headquartered Archimedes Pharma has licensed its Targit drug delivery tech to Sweden’s Pharmalink AB for its candidate renal failure treatment, Nefecon.

One-stop gene therapy could wipe out hemophilia, say UCL researchers

13-Dec-2011 - Scientists believe they have developed one-stop gene therapy that could almost eradicate haemophilia.

Drug delivery news roundup

12-Dec-2011 - in-PharmaTechnologist presents its round-up of the latest drug delivery developments, including multi-component particles, metering valve technology and crystalline salts.

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